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Each Aussie Rules team consists of 18 players who remain on the field for the entirety of the game (with some interchange and injury times).  The aim of the game is to kick a ball, shaped somewhat like a rugby ball, through two upright posts at either end of the oval.  Each "goal" is worth six points.  A miss of a "goal" is called a "behind" and is worth one point.  If the ball is touched by any part of the body beyond the leg then one point is scored. A new rule was introduced in 2009, wherby if a team rushes the ball through the opposition's goals, the opposition is awarded a free kick directly in front of the goals. Previously, it had been registered as one point. This leads to score lines which indicate goals, points and totals such as 11.15 (81). The game consists of large kicks (often over 60 metres) and spectacular jumps<ref>http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/the_big_men_fly.htm</ref> to catch the ball, resulting in a free kick (called a mark.)

Each Aussie Rules team consists of 18 players who remain on the field for the entirety of the game (with some interchange and injury times).  The aim of the game is to kick a ball, shaped somewhat like a rugby ball, through two upright posts at either end of the oval.  Each "goal" is worth six points.  A miss of a "goal" is called a "behind" and is worth one point.  If the ball is touched by any part of the body beyond the leg then one point is scored. A new rule was introduced in 2009, wherby if a team rushes the ball through the opposition's goals, the opposition is awarded a free kick directly in front of the goals. Previously, it had been registered as one point. This leads to score lines which indicate goals, points and totals such as 11.15 (81). The game consists of large kicks (often over 60 metres) and spectacular jumps<ref>http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/the_big_men_fly.htm</ref> to catch the ball, resulting in a free kick (called a mark.)

The reigning premiers of the AFL are the Geelong Cats, who deafeated the St Kilda Saints in the 2009 Grand Final.

The reigning premiers of the AFL are the Geelong Cats, who deafeated the Collingwood Magpies in the 2011 Grand Final.

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